(70) Panopaea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Dec 2025	13.6	2.627 AU	2.993 AU	14h37m	-10°34'	59.1°	18.7°
Opposition	16 May 2026	10.9	2.361 AU	1.351 AU	15h29m	-21°46'	177.2°	1.2°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Panopaea are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1830438
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6135226
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.59683
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.63785
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.44756
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 269.56600
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 122.79541
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -11.21987
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.23            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   14 37 05.5   -10 34 23     2.993    2.627   59.1   18.7   291   13.6 
2025-12-31 23:18 UT   14 38 27.1   -10 42 02     2.980    2.625   59.7   18.9   291   13.6 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   14 38 29.5   -10 42 16     2.980    2.625   59.7   18.9   291   13.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 39 53.3   -10 50 05     2.966    2.623   60.4   19.0   290   13.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 41 16.8   -10 57 52     2.952    2.621   61.0   19.2   290   13.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 42 40.1   -11 05 35     2.939    2.619   61.7   19.3   290   13.6 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 44 03.0   -11 13 14     2.925    2.617   62.3   19.4   290   13.6 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 45 25.7   -11 20 51     2.911    2.615   63.0   19.6   290   13.6 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 46 48.0   -11 28 25     2.897    2.613   63.6   19.7   290   13.6 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   14 48 10.1   -11 35 55     2.883    2.611   64.3   19.8   289   13.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 49 31.8   -11 43 22     2.869    2.609   64.9   20.0   289   13.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   14 50 53.2   -11 50 46     2.855    2.607   65.6   20.1   289   13.5 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   14 52 14.3   -11 58 06     2.841    2.605   66.3   20.2   289   13.5 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   14 53 34.9   -12 05 23     2.827    2.603   66.9   20.3   289   13.5 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   14 54 55.3   -12 12 37     2.812    2.601   67.6   20.5   289   13.5 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   14 56 15.2   -12 19 48     2.798    2.600   68.3   20.6   288   13.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   14 57 34.7   -12 26 55     2.784    2.598   68.9   20.7   288   13.5 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   14 58 53.9   -12 33 59     2.769    2.596   69.6   20.8   288   13.5 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 00 12.6   -12 41 00     2.755    2.594   70.3   20.9   288   13.5 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   15 01 30.9   -12 47 57     2.740    2.592   71.0   21.0   288   13.5 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 02 48.8   -12 54 52     2.725    2.590   71.6   21.1   288   13.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 04 06.2   -13 01 42     2.711    2.588   72.3   21.2   287   13.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 05 23.1   -13 08 30     2.696    2.586   73.0   21.3   287   13.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 06 39.5   -13 15 14     2.681    2.584   73.7   21.4   287   13.4 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 07 55.5   -13 21 55     2.667    2.582   74.4   21.5   287   13.4 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 09 10.9   -13 28 33     2.652    2.580   75.1   21.6   287   13.4 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.